At a glance, David Rose is, specifically, a profoundly deaf quadriplegic due to athetoid/spastic cerebral palsy. But Dave is so much more than his conditions. He's also articulate, hilarious, philosophical, and grateful for every second he has. No matter what life throws at Dave (which is quite a lot these days) he greets it with steadfast humor.

A couple months ago, Erin Willett and Sarah Hill started following Dave's Twitter Machine, DaveonWheels. They've since become close friends. Both Chivettes contacted me and encouraged me to follow Dave,

"He's the epitome of KCCO. This Chiver rocks in ways we can't even conceive."

Dave has amassed quite a following on Twitter. Each day he sends dozens of inspiring Tweets, mostly hilarious quips and personal affirmations to his followers wishing THEM well.

The volume of his correspondence is amazing considering Dave has no control over his arms. Instead he types with his eyes on a specialized computer that reads his visual instructions called a Tobii. Dave types an average of 4 words per minute.

But you'll be amazed what Dave does with those 4 words...

UPDATE: Dave is out of surgery and Tweeting! Dave's Twitter has exploded from 800 followers to 5,400 in just a few short hours. More updates to follow.

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#1 True Chiver right there! KCCO Dave! This is what The Chive is about!

http://twitter.com/erinwillett @erinwillett

The number one chiver everyone should know! The best person I've ever met on the internet, hands down.

FunKiller

Positivity is the most attractive quality anyone can possess.

theDirty

oops

Logan

i like the idea about the national holiday in his name like was mentioned at the bottom… but the 8th is taken by columbus day sooo……

Mikey

#1

I'm simply leveled right now by this amazing person. Stay strong, Dave, and keep being awesome

Sincerely,

This many Chivers ——–>

Giblets

I have no words that could express how awesome this man is.

Pandemonium

This guy is my hero. The whole time reading his tweets I'm thinking, " this guy has better grammar then most internet posts and tweets. "

Pr0n

than

loves sammiches

Such an inspiration! KCCO, Dave.

AB

Dave is awesome. We should all wish, to kick as much ass as this guy. And i second his wish to see Erin and Ms. Johanson dancing on a piano in cellophane mini skirts

Josh

This is great. Thanks John. And Dave.

3Monkeys

KCCO, Dave!

Great post, Chive.

_DoC_

Well don't I feel like a negative shit bag now…

KCO617

The water works started at #1…I've read your blog for a while now bud, KCCO!

5280Blazin

dammit I swear it was a little elf ran by and just poked me in both eyes.

MatteOh

Chive on Dave! you give hope to the rest of the world! KCCO friend

Wet_tosti

Your body maybe let's you down but you sure compensate it with a beautifull mind. Thanks for sharing your kind toughts with the world. Chive on Dave!

Alex

Very inspirational… Thank you Dave and KCCO

John

Dave you rock

Aaron

I think dave's twitter box is exploding. KCCO, Dave.

Hank TX

Fuck yeah, Dave! KCCO.

StarboardEngine

#18
Greatest outlook on life!! Chive on, Dave!

BruceBruce

FUCK YES! Dave doesn't need us.

But we DO need him. Specifically to keep proving real people can be kind and understanding. Totally deserving of a sign proposal. Chive on brother!

Chiver

Excellent! Going to follow him right now, it gets so tiring living in an internet age where everybody seems like they need to be negative and full of hate, its refreshing to find people who just want to be positive.

Shenanigans

Instead of the world arguing all the time or having pissing contests with each other, get the combined efforts together to make these diseases extinct. Although, he's got a better attitude towards the world than most of us, and we are generally 'normal'. Maybe he's the one better off for seeing the best in an ugly, ugly world.

J. D. Rage

speechless…KCCO indeed!!!

alwaysthatguy

KCCO Dave!

BruceBruce

P.s. – Dave is doing it right.

Anonymous

Im thinking a new T shirt design featuring dave on wheels…hmmmm make it so chive gods

http://twitter.com/Meggerz6971 @Meggerz6971

Thanks John and Dave. This was long overdue. Dave's an inspiration to us all.

Stef

I rate he should get a Chive care-package, you know to keep the morale up way high, 'cause Lord knows that he deserves it 😛

paulhitchcock

I started following Dave On Wheels after seeing some retweets by Erin and Sarah. Needless to say my life is better for it. Follow him, Chivers. You won't regret it.

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